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Community Fitness Programs: What Is Available for Children and Youth with Motor Disabilities and What Do Parents Want?
- Source :
- Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics; Feb2015, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p73-87, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Physical activity is recognized as a rehabilitation approach for individuals with motor disabilities. Objectives: To determine whether community fitness programs were accommodating children and youth with motor disabilities, and to understand family perspectives on important outcomes related to fitness programs. Design: Telephone survey and qualitative interviews. Participants and settings: Representatives of 61 fitness programs/facilities and 13 parents of children with motor disabilities. Methods: Telephone survey (facilities) and qualitative interviews (parents). Results: 24.6% of programs reported lack of wheelchair accessibility. Only 9.8% of programs and facilities required their staff to have training to support individuals with disabilities. Parents discussed barriers, including lack of staff support and challenges with finding information about community programs. Parents focused on the social benefits of fitness programs. Conclusions/ significance: Additional efforts toward reducing access barriers are needed. Parents' focus on social outcomes has direct implications on the design and evaluation of fitness programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHI-squared test
HEALTH services accessibility
INTERVIEWING
METROPOLITAN areas
PHYSICAL fitness
PEOPLE with disabilities
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
TELEPHONES
QUALITATIVE research
SOCIAL support
COMMUNITY-based social services
PARENT attitudes
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01942638
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 100240712
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01942638.2014.990550